This plans can be established on agricultural, cattle and
forest lands. The Yanesha Community Reserve is the only
one in Peru at the moment, covers a surface of 34 744, 70
hectares, which represents about 0,03% of the national territory.

The Yanesha Community
Reserve

The purpose of this community reserve is the development
and progress of the yanesha tribe in order to reach a continuous
welfare.

This area was established on April 28, 1988 through
Law (R.S.) N 0193-88-AG-DGFF. It is located in the department
of Pasco, province of Oxapampa, district of Palcazu and
covers a surface of 34 744,70 hectares.

This reserve is been created to preserve the wild fauna
for the benefit of native communities living in the area.
This area of the whole reserve is part of the system of
protection of the Valley of Palcazú together with the National
Park of Yanachaga - Chemillen and the protected forest of
San Matías - San Carlos where the native communities of
Amuesha can make a good use of the resources of the area.

We can find mammals -as the most important species- such
as the reed deer (Mazzama americana), the sajino (Tayassu
tajacu), the huangana (Tayassu pecari), the quisquiricho
(Dasypus novem cinctus), the añoje (Daysprocta sp.) and
the monkeys like the Ateles sp. and the Lagothrix sp. With
regards to the birds, we can find pucacunga (Penelope jacquacu),
among the fishes the boquichico (Prochilodus sp.) the sabalo
(Brycon melanopoterum), the palometa (Mylossama aureum),
the doncella (Pseudo platystama sp.) and the Lisa (Leporinus
sp.).

This quality site by xabier amezaga belongs to the
ecotourism ring
an international association of genuine Ecotourism .- Member
of Development Gateway WorldBank - Member of International Council of Tourism Partners